Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 09 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 8PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (09 Mar)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (09 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
1.8
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
Period(s) (?)151516169999151568889999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45464748393727267672237747108212171486161616541691159216671769164015071288
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
20
ESE
25
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
35
E
35
E
25
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:12PM
1.87
12:42AM
1.84
12:53PM
1.77
1:27AM
1.76
1:38PM
1.68
2:17AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27PM
0.31
6:50AM
0.47
7:09PM
0.40
7:36AM
0.56
7:56PM
0.47
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise--------7:15-------7:16-------
Sunset---7:50-------7:47-------7:46----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1111112465--1--
Temp. °C182020201916161619202019191918181718181819192020
Feels °C (?)181919201915151517161614131312121112121214151717
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